Hudson Hawk Band Updates
Week of April 26-30
Week of April 26 - Assignments Due
ALL BAND STUDENTS
1. Week 6 Practice Log - 4/19-4/25
BEGINNER STUDENTS ONLY
2. BTT - Chapter 23 - MDD 1A - Fab 15 Terms
ADVANCED BAND STUDENTS ONLY
2. BTT - Chapter 23 - MDD 1B - More Fab 15 Terms
Spring Concert Ticket Pickup for Virtual Students
Monday, April 26 - 4:30-7:30pm
Thursday, April 29 - 4:30-7:30pm
Saturday, May 1 - 9:00am-4:00pm
Monday, May 3 - 4:30-7:30pm
**Please come to the BACK of the school to pick up your tickets. You may pick them up from the band parent stationed underneath the tent outside of the band hall.**
Please Pay Instrument Usage Fees ASAP
**Occasionally, we have students that play other instruments, not listed above, who use a school-owned instrument. The fee has been assessed to those students as well.**
For step-by-step instructions to pay this fee in Skyward, CLICK HERE.
HMS Audition Recordings DUE NEXT WEEK!
*Step 1 - Scales
*Step 2 - Rhythm Etude
*Step 3 - Sightreading
The scales and rhythm etude will be submitted via a Flipgrid video recording. The sightreading will be completed in MusicFirst/Sightreading Factory. We have been using both Flipgrid and MusicFirst/Sightreading Factory all year, so students should be familiar with the system.
ALL CURRENT 6th and 7th GRADE BAND STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE AUDITION. Each portion of the audition is worth 33.3 points, for a total MAJOR/TEST grade of 100.
8th Grade/HS Band Auditions
Beginner Band Solo Contest
REMINDER - CONCERT DATE CHANGE!!!
The Spring Concert will take place on TUESDAY, MAY 25 in the auditorium at Sachse High School.
Students will wear their band t-shirt with jeans or dark pants for the performance. 1 shirt was included with your student's Fall Band Fee. The Fall Band Fee can still be paid through Charms as well. See THIS VIDEO for details on how to complete the payment in Charms. We will begin running reports every Monday (beginning next week) and will hand out shirts to students who have made their payment from the previous week up until the day before the concert.
Specific performance times for each band are as follows:
Beginner Band - 6:00pm
Symphonic Band - 6:45pm
Honors Band - 7:30pm
Wind Symphony - 8:15pm
Please see the specific COVID safety protocols that will be followed at THIS LINK.
We will have 1-2 after school rehearsals to prepare for the Spring Concert towards the end of May. Those dates have been selected, but we are awaiting approval from our administrators before sharing the dates with you. That should happen very soon! Those rehearsals will take place in the band hall at Hudson after school so we can have the virtual students come up and join us to prepare for the concert. All virtual students will be given a bell cover and a band mask to use for the rehearsals and the concert. We will continue to follow all COVID safety protocols.
We cannot wait to perform together! I hope you will join us on May 25 for our Spring Concerts and appreciate the incredible work our students have done throughout this challenging year. This is also the concert where we will give out our end of the year awards.
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About Us
Heather Becker - Director
Dan Urban - Assistant Director
Email: hdbecker@garlandisd.net
Website: www.hudsonband.org
Phone: 972-675-3070 52218
Facebook: facebook.com/hudsonmsband
Twitter: @hudsonhawkband